Chapter 12 of I Pose is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of I Pose is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice. She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough. I run awiy. She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals. But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
Chapter 12 of I Pose is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.”
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.”
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adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
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From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
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From this reading I run awiy.
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From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
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From this reading She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.
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From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
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From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I run awiy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
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From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
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From this reading She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
not any; not one
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
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From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I run awiy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But ’er bein’ a lidy, I couldn’t siy much—I jus’ run awiy.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farver Christopher got me a job as general to the lidy oo keeps the post orfice.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She ’it me too, an’ mide me cerry up the coals.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She give me three-an’-six a week an’ no food, an’ mother ain’t earnin’ now, an’ Tom’s in ’orsbital, so it weren’t good enough.
Chapter 12 of I Pose by Stella Benson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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